{"id":434,"date":"2019-12-01T13:01:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T02:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/?p=434"},"modified":"2020-03-13T12:09:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T01:09:01","slug":"down-syndrome-on-the-big-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/2019\/12\/01\/down-syndrome-on-the-big-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Down syndrome on the big screen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the print version of the journal, Hilary Harper form ABC\u2019s Radio National discusses how Down syndrome is represented on the big screen following the release of two feature films in Australia. <em>Ride Like a Girl<\/em> was a box office smash and featured Steve Payne as himself and Gryffin Morrison playing his younger self. <em>Kairos <\/em>is a gritty independent feature film that cast Chris Bunton in a leading role and featured other characters with Down syndrome in supporting roles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo courtesy of Sloane Street Films Pty Ltd. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bonus content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the trailers for the<em> Ride Like a Girl<\/em> and <em>Kairos<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ride Like A Girl \u2013 Official Trailer #2\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gLn7UOw-tF8?start=80&#038;feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kairos | Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Q3iYfdzAOc?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus another feature film is taking the world by storm and coming to Australia as this issue went to print. 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